settle a lawsuit

phrase

: to end a lawsuit before the court makes a decision about it

They agreed to pay $100,000 to settle the lawsuit.

Examples of settle a lawsuit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In June of this year, a northern Colorado city agreed to pay $675,000 to settle a lawsuit after police shot and paralyzed Herkimer, a healthy 14-month-old family dog who was later euthanized because of his injuries. — Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026

And in May, Meta, YouTube, Snap and TikTok agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a Kentucky school district over addiction claims — which had been set to be the first of hundreds of similar cases to go to trial. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

The most recent controversy came in January, when the county paid $135,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused Kramer of improperly slashing a property’s value by millions of dollars — then retaliating against the employee who raised alarms about it. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

The Oglethorpe County School District just paid nearly $300,000 to settle a lawsuit with a former Georgia teacher of the year finalist. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026

Rhymes for settle a lawsuit

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